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Science Fair at the school unit “Rhodian Pedia”
Rhodian Pedia – Nursery, Primary, Secondary Private School situated in Rhodos Island
The science fair at the school “Rhodian Pedia” is an event that takes place every year on the first week of September. The event is organized by the teachers and a group of pupils of this private educational institution and involves a series of demonstration experiments, fun activities, games in several scientific fields (chemistry,physics, biology, geography, computers, environment, etc
This initiative constitutes a type of informal education aiming at bringing science closer to the general public, at creating a positive attitude towards scientific knowledge, at cultivating the ability for inquiry about the physical world.
Pupils from 4 till 18 years old and their parents
Demonstration experiments, fun activities and creative games in several scientific fields (chemistry,physics, biology, geography, computers, environment, etc)
The event has local impact (Rhodos Island)
The event has rising success during the seven consecutive years that it is organized. The last science fair (September 2009) was attended by 250 pupils and approximately 200 parents. The event is considered already a tradition for the educational community of the island.
This initiative is a typical form of non-formal education which affects largely the attitudes of the general public towards science and chemistry in particular. A science fair popularizes science and can stimulate scientific thinking and inquiry. Care should be taken however so that the activities are presented by people who are scientists themselves, so that the knowledge offered is scientifically sound.
Dr. Irene Petsimeri
T.E.I. of Ionian Islands
Researcher